Shared Decision-Making and Its Correlation with Demographic Characteristics of Iranian Patients.
Br J Med Med Res
;
2014 June; 4(16): 3140-3147
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-175243
ABSTRACT
Aims:
To evaluate relationship between patient age, location and their preference toward partnership in clinical decision making Place and Duration A university-based clinic, Tabriz University of medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran from March to SeptemberMethods:
In a cross-sectional study, 200 patients were randomly selected for the study. Patients’ demographic indicators and attitude toward partnership with their doctor was assessed by the use of an author-developed questionnaire containing 12 questions. Validity of this questionnaire was previously confirmed. The data was finally collected and analyzed.Results:
Fifty three percent (53%) of patients were male and 47% was female. Mean age was 33.88 (SD=11.35). Of the 200 patients, 66% had tendency toward shared decision making (SDM). There was a positive correlation between higher level of education and SDM in Iranian patients.Conclusion:
We found a trend toward shared decision making among patients. We conclude that raising literacy could change the culture of patient-physician relationship within the country.
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Estudo observacional
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Inglês
Revista:
Br J Med Med Res
Ano de publicação:
2014
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